Adipose-derived Stem Cells (ADSCs) for Knee Osteoarthritis

Sponsor
UnicoCell Biomed CO. LTD (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02784964
Collaborator
A2 Healthcare Taiwan Corporation (Industry)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

  1. To assess the safety of allogeneic injection of expanded ADSCs to patients with knee osteoarthritis

  2. To assess the efficacy of allogeneic injection of expanded ADSCs to patients with knee osteoarthritis

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Biological: Elixcyte 8 ml
  • Device: Hya Joint Plus
  • Biological: Elixcyte 4 ml
  • Biological: Elixcyte 2 ml
Phase 1/Phase 2

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
57 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase I/II Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Allogeneic Injection of Expanded Adipose-derived Stem Cells to Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Actual Study Start Date :
Mar 1, 2016
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Elixcyte 8mL

ADSC 6.4*10^7 cells, allogeneic injection, one time injection on Day 1

Biological: Elixcyte 8 ml
ADSC 6.4*10^7 cells, allogeneic injection

Active Comparator: Hya Joint Plus

Hya Joint Plus synovial fluid supplement 3mL, SciVision Biotech Inc., one time injection on Day 1

Device: Hya Joint Plus
Hya Joint Plus synovial fluid supplement 3mL, SciVision Biotech Inc.

Experimental: Elixcyte 4mL

ADSC 3.2*10^7 cells, allogeneic injection, one time injection on Day 1

Biological: Elixcyte 4 ml
ADSC 3.2*10^7 cells, allogeneic injection

Experimental: Elixcyte 2mL

ADSC 1.6*10^7 cells, allogeneic injection, one time injection on Day 1

Biological: Elixcyte 2 ml
ADSC 1.6*10^7 cells, allogeneic injection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Changes from baseline to post-treatment visit of WOMAC pain score at week 24 after treatment [Weeks 0, 24]

  2. Incidence of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) [Week 48]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Changes from baseline to post-treatment visits of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to measure Pain Levels [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 24, 36, 48]

  2. Changes from baseline to post-treatment visits of scores of sections in Knee Society Clinical Rating System (KSCRS) Score [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 24, 36, 48]

  3. Changes from baseline to post-treatment visits of MRI examination results [Weeks 0, 24, 48, 72, 96]

  4. Changes from baseline to post-treatment visits of total score, and sub-scores of all sections in WOMAC [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 36, 48]

  5. Total acetaminophen consumption amount during the first 48 weeks and week 48 to week 96 [Week 0, 2, 4, 12, 24, 48, 96]

  6. Total non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) consumption amount during the first 48 weeks and week 48 to week 96 [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 24]

  7. Time to subject first time consumes acetaminophen [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 24]

  8. Time to subject first time consumes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 24]

  9. Number of patients with clinically abnormal laboratory values and/or adverse events that are related to treatment [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96]

  10. Number of patients with clinically abnormal vital signs and/or adverse events that are related to treatment [Weeks 0, 2, 4, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96]

  11. Changes from baseline to week 96 visit in cartilage thickness in the total femorotibial joint by centralized (independent) imaging interpretation. [Weeks 0, 24, 48, 72, 96]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
40 Years to 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Aged 40-80 years (inclusive)

  2. Kellgren-Lawrence grading I-III, as determined by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for osteoarthritis of the knee

  3. Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score of 7-17 in the study knee even if treated with chronic doses of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

  4. Having provided informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:
  1. With previous surgery of articular fracture, ligament reconstruction, meniscal reconstruction, and knee arthroplasty on the target knee joint

  2. With previous intra-articular intervention on the target knee joint within past 3 months (e.g. steroid, anaesthetic, sodium hyaluronate)

  3. Known or suspected infection of the target knee joint

  4. Ascertained hypersensitivity to any component used in the study

  5. Administered with systemic anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or steroid ) or topical anti-inflammatory drugs on target knee within 7 days prior to administration in the study

  6. With serious prior or ongoing medical conditions (e.g. concomitant illness such as cardiovascular (e.g. New York Heart Association grade III or IV), hepatic (e.g. Child-Pugh Class C), psychiatric condition, alcoholism, drug abuse), medical history, physical findings, , or laboratory abnormality that in the investigators' opinion could interfere with the results of the trial or adversely affect the safety of the patient

  7. With any evidence of malignant disease with life expectancy of less than 1 year

  8. Pregnant or lactating women or planning to be pregnant during the study period

  9. With body mass index (BMI) greater or equal to 35 kg/m2

  10. With joint diseases except knee osteoarthritis considered by investigator not eligible to enter the study

  11. With known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

  12. Judged to be not applicable to this study by investigator such as difficulty of follow-up observation

  13. With any other serious diseases/medical history considered by the investigator not in the condition to enter the trial

  14. Having participated other investigational study within 4 weeks of entering this study

  15. With known history of claustrophobia

  16. Having any existing active/inactive implanted medical devices, such as cardiac pacemaker, cochlear, intracranial vascular clips or neurostimulator, etc...

  17. Having any existing metallic intraocular foreign body

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Taipei Veterans General Hospital Taipei Taiwan 112
2 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Taoyuan City Taiwan 333

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • UnicoCell Biomed CO. LTD
  • A2 Healthcare Taiwan Corporation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yu-Han Chang, MD, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Cheng-Fong Chen, MD, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
UnicoCell Biomed CO. LTD
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02784964
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • CT21
First Posted:
May 27, 2016
Last Update Posted:
Jul 15, 2021
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Undecided
Plan to Share IPD:
Undecided
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 15, 2021